10 Most Disturbing WWE PPV Moments You Totally Don't Remember

9. Luke Harper Almost Breaks His Arm (TLC 2014)

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Now for something completely different.

At TLC 2014, Luke Harper and Dolph Ziggler had quite the ladder-based brawl over the Intercontinental Title, and they'd earn rave reviews for putting their bodies through hell. At one point though, things almost got serious, and Harper came eerily close to mangling his arm between twisted steel and concrete.

His dive to the outside is still alarming to watch even when one knows that he didn't suffer any permanent damage. The way he bumped (or crunched) onto the ladder with his arm is enough to make anyone wince and imagine the pain he must've been going through.

There are arguably too many dangerous dives in wrestling, and footage of Luke's attempt could easily be used to provide evidence against the spot. He didn't so much as thump against the ladder and bump off it as he did dive through the thing - when it then hit the floor, so did he.

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